Moar Doug Mills
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It happens, but you need special equipment to see it (Schlieren or shadowgraph images). And you have to get up close and personal, so it is studied at shooting ranges. Reflective material (moisture) would show up regardless of any aerodynamics, and would not be seen as from any other location.
I've SEEN Shockwave following explosions and particularly trailing a .50 cal bullet. Humid air can create a sort of vapor trail and you can see it through a spotter scope.
Bottom line, there are a LOT of variables to any bullet trajectory, so I'm coming down on the side that the photo is legit.
IMHO, of course.
There's nothing illegitimate about the photo, only a question of what the streak is.
Between us, I think we've covered all the possibilities.
Mosquito in the wrong place at the wrong time?